King's Lynn is a beautiful city to live in
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King's Lynn is the third largest town in Norfolk in England with a population of 42, 800. It is a Town with great history, having being founded within Medieval times, and is situated towards the west of the County on the River Great Ouse and near the Wash. Though it may not be the great trading port today that it was in years gone by, Lynn's marine links are still a defining feature from the town. King's Lynn railway station is a two-platformed station located near the centre of the city, and is within 5 minutes walking distance of the town's shopping centre. Direct trains from London King's Cross and Cambridge end at King's Lynn, with journey time from London being around 1 3/4 several hours. The station reception is open from 5AM - 12: 30AM on weekdays and is well staffed considering it is size By road. King's Lynn is at the conclusion of the A10 from London and Cambridge, and it is on the A47 Birmingham - Excellent Yarmouth road, about 45 miles west of Norwich. King's Lynn is also on Sustrans (National Cycle Network) Route 1. Kings Lynn bus train station. FirstBus route X1 runs every half hour between Peterborough and Lowestoft, taking in Wisbech, King's Lynn, Swaffham, Dereham and Norwich on the way. Other notable bus services include the X40 to Hunstanton, the 46 to Wisbech and the X8 to Fakenham. King's Lynn town centre can be accessed from West Lynn on a small passenger ferry. Although King's Lynn comes with an active port, there are no normal long-distance passenger ferries. King's Lynn town centre is better explored on foot. Local buses serve the suburbs and nearby towns. King's Lynn has three small markets every week. On Tuesday and Fri, the market is held within the Tuesday Market Place, and on Saturday in the Saturday Market Place. Specialities include fish and seafood (local dark brown shrimp on Tuesday and Saturday), local organic fruit as well as veg (Friday) along with a Country Market stall selling locally-produced cakes, preserves, produce and plants (Fri). There are many impartial shops, including an egg shop. After extensive redevelopment, the town center now has a lot more shops to offer such as: TK Maxx, New Look, JJB Sport, TJ Hughes, Monsoon, Acessorize, 2 new coffee shops (Cafe Nero and Costa) and several discount shops. At the top end from the market are the Riverside Cafe, Prezzo and Luigi's that is excellent For cafe food as well as drink, try the Green Quay cafe on South Quay or Crofters. Avoid the Globe on the corner of the tuesday market place and walk straight past down to the Crown & Mitre at the end of Ferry Street for a wonderful selection of conventional home cooked meals at very affordable prices.
